Ioyning to the chamber or chappell of this idoll, there was a peece of lesse worke, and not so well beautified, where there was anotheridoll they called Tlaloc.
As Acosta tells: "In Cholula, which is a commonwealth of Mexico, they worshipt a famous idoll which was the god of marchandise, being to this day greatly given to trafficke.
Then I my blood obey'd And each bright face an Idoll made: Verse in an humble Sacrifice, I offer'd to my Mistresse eyes, But I no sooner grace did win But met the devill within.
For the religion of fancie declines into a mad superstition, when it[2] adores that Idoll which is not secure from age and sicknesse.
And yet that Idoll wealth we all admit Into the soules great temple.
She is chaste, for the devill enters the Idoll and gives the Oracle, when wantonnesse possesseth beauty, and wit maintaines it lawfull.
How will posterity scorne fame, When th' Idoll shall receive a maime, And loose a foote or hand?
Time's ever ours, while we dispise The sensuall idoll of our clay.
Throw then this Idoll downe Yee lovers who first made it; which can frowne Or smile but as you please.
But oh, how vilde an idoll proues this God: Thou hast Sebastian done good feature, shame.
In the same yeare of our Lord 1582 there was anIdoll named The Roode of Dovercourt, whereunto was much and great resort of people.
While they mounted up the idollall the people stoode in the Court with much reverence and feare.
And many times in the Idolatry of the Gentiles there was little regard to the similitude of their Materiall Idoll to the Idol in their fancy, and yet it was called the Image of it.
But the name of Idoll is extended yet further in Scripture, to signifie also the Sunne, or a Starre, or any other Creature, visible or invisible, when they are worshipped for Gods.
And perhaps from this cause the blaspheming Pharisies, rather applyed the name of this then any other Idoll to our blessed Saviour (Math.
The godlie[636] began to bolden; and men began openlie to speak, "Shall that idoll be suffered agane to tack place within this Realm?
And so was nothing understand[635] but myrth and quyetness till the nixt Sunday, which was the xxiiij of August, when preparatioun began to be maid for that idoll the Messe to be said in the Chapell; which perced the hartis of all.
Not that great idoll might with this compaire, 495 To which th'Assyrian tyrant would have made The holie brethren falslie to have praid.
This idoll is made siting cros legged (telor lyke) and yet in my opinion it is above 20 yardes hie and above 12 yardes from knee to knee.
It standes on the topp of a hill which overlooketh all Edo, and the idoll (or picture) of Otongo is made in forme lyke a devill, with a hooked nose and feete lyke a griffon, and riding upon a wild boare.
The great dibattes, or pagod, standeth in length due north and south, with 100 pillars on a rowe in length and 6 in breadth, the greate idoll or imag standing in the midst of the pagod, looking with his face W.
His people used us very kyndly, and opened the dores of the monument, and let us enter in, and opened the secret place where the idoll of the dececed was placed, whereat all the Japons fell prostrate and adored it.
Heliseus / saye they / that he might be suffred to kneele in the temple of Rymmon that Idoll / whẽ the kinge did worshipp / and leane vppon his arme.
The Mexiti tooke name of their principallest Idoll called Mexitli, who was in as greate veneration as Vitzilopuchtli, God of the warre.
And through the fame of this Idolland Oracle, many Pilgrimes came to Acusamil from many places.
There was a certaine plot of space for the idoll priests to celebrate their seruice without disturbance of any.
The Priestes and Ministers doe consecrate this Idoll with great pomp and many Ceremonies.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "idoll" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
